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In reply to the discussion: Just heard something interesting about the French Revolution [View all]flamingdem
(39,313 posts)Any violence would be immediately crushed. (I lived through the 60s and solidarity activism in the 70s/80s) That leaves a dedicated vanguard working within existing channels which is why I pinpoint anarchism as the problem (I thought I was an anarchist in my 20s also). It's the age old issue in our country, work within or outside of the system (less idealistic, less exciting, less sexy, but potentially rewarding).
I blame the ideology of anarchism for some, not all of occupy's problems because a movement needs very clear intent. The intent was developed by theorists who were not wonks, were not equipped to take things to the next level, they were only contestatory in their thinking, for the most part.
It was a beautiful moment, but without structure it couldn't survive, imo